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The Chicago skyline backdrops the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

By Robert Channick

October 6, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Conde Nast Traveler received nearly 800,000 votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which cover...

Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the...

Cary Sabados shops for chocolate at Hotel Chocolat in Lakeview on Feb. 12, 2026. This Lakeview location, opened last April, was the first Chicago store. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago-based Hotel Chocolat going nationwide with airport concessions, grocery stores and new retail markets

By Robert Channick

September 23, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

This fall, Hotel Chocolat will pop up at 49 airports, hit the shelves at Wegmans,...

‘The future looks bleak’: The pandemic ravages medical tourism

By New York Times

July 1, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

As with so much else, the coronavirus pandemic has devastated medical tourism. To allow doctors...

Pier 90, part of the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, on the West Side of Manhattan on June 24, 2020. A no sail order from the CDC has kept Pier 90 empty for months.

The post-coronavirus cruise? Not ready to sail

By The New York Times

July 1, 2020 at 10:48 a.m.

W. Bradford Gary spent 10 days trapped inside a cruise ship cabin off the coast...

Tubers enjoy crystal-clear spring water at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City on Monday, June 24, 2019.

10 Florida springs to visit this summer

By Patrick Connolly

July 2, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

It's summertime in Florida, which means temperatures that can reach well into the 90s and...

Amtrak's decision to forgo its traditional white-tablecloth dining experience on most long-distance routes east of the Mississippi River -- and, at least temporarily during the pandemic, on all long-distance routes -- has sparked outrage among labor unions and rail passenger groups.

In transportation bill, a call for finer dining on Amtrak

By Contributed Content

June 30, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON — When the head of Amtrak faced the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in...

A TOUCH-BUY POLICY IN MIAMI BEACH | Pictured: Store policies for entry are posted at the Pelé Soccer store on Lincoln Road, May 20, 2020, in Miami Beach. The city has begun to allow the reopening of nonessential retail and personal grooming businesses, as well as offices and museums.

Europe extends block on US travelers over coronavirus concerns

By Bloomberg News

June 30, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

European Union governments extended a travel ban for U.S. residents, deeming the American response to...

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Can Overseas Adventure Travel change its mind about giving me a refund? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.

By King Features Syndicate

June 30, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

When Overseas Adventure Travel cancels John Gardner's cruise to Italy, Croatia and Greece, it offers...

A kiteboarder takes advantage of windy conditions along Lake Michigan near the St. Joseph, Michigan, lighthouses on June 23, 2020.

Airbnb: Southwest Michigan is a top travel destination for July 4th holiday weekend

By Darcel Rockett

June 30, 2020 at 12:46 p.m.

Memorial Day weekend came and went with many Illinoisans stuck at home, but this July...

A woman walks her dog on a Paris bridge, with the Eiffel tower in background, on April 7, 2020.

European Union reopens borders to 14 nations but not yet to US tourists due to spiking COVID-19 infections

By Associated Press

June 30, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14...

The Nobu Suite at Nobu Hotel in the West Loop in Chicago on Monday, June 29, 2020. Nobu Hotel will officially open Wednesday.

Have a Chicago staycation at the new Nobu Hotel in the West Loop

By Hannah Herrera Greenspan

June 30, 2020 at 4:00 a.m.

The long-anticipated Nobu Hotel, co-owned by chef Nobu Matsuhisa, actor Robert De Niro and film...

Ed Perkins on travel: VFR: Do it the comfortable way

By Ed Perkins

June 30, 2020 at 1:48 p.m.

VFR, the travel industry shorthand for "Visiting Friends and Relatives," will be the first big...